"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.